Objective: To determine if brief alcohol interventions in trauma centers reduce health care
costs. Summary Background Data: Alcohol-use disorders are the leading cause of injury. Brief …

Study Design. Prospective, population-based cohort study. Objective. To examine whether
prescription of opioids within 6 weeks of low back injury is associated with work disability at 1 …

A clearer understanding of how pain intensity relates to disability could have important
implications for pain treatment goals and definitions of treatment success. The objectives of this …

Study Design. Prospective, population-based cohort study. Objectives. To examine whether
worker demographic, pain, disability, and psychosocial variables, assessed soon after work-…

Objectives—The study's objective was to examine incidence of fractures and associated
activity restriction among children aged 0–12 years. Design—Injuries were prospectively …

Objective. To evaluate the effect of a publicly sponsored drug‐free workplace program on
reducing the risk of occupational injuries. Data Sources. Workers' compensation claims data …

Study Design. Prospective population-based cohort study. Objective. To identify early predictors
of chronic work disability after work-related back injury. Summary of Background Data. …

Study Design. Retrospective population-based cohort study. Objective. To evaluate the
influence of lumbar intervertebral fusion devices on clinical and disability outcomes among …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Repeat lumbar spine surgery is generally an undesirable
outcome. Variation in repeat surgery rates may be because of patient characteristics, disease …

Background Disability associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders is an
increasingly serious societal problem. Although most injured workers return quickly to work, a …